Formulaic sequences and perceived oral proficiency: Putting a Lexical Approach to the test

Language Teaching Research

Volumn 10, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 245-261

  Boers, Frank ^a,b   Eyckmans, June ^b   Kappel, Jenny ^c   Stengers, Hélène ^b   Demecheleer, Murielle ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ANTWERP   (Belgium)

^b Erasmushogeschool Brussel   (Belgium)

^c UNIVERSITÉ LIBRE DE BRUXELLES   (Belgium)

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EID: 33745930258     PISSN: 13621688     EISSN: 14770954     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1191/1362168806lr195oa     Document Type: Article

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